Mutonia, those who live there just call it The Yard. Elsewhere, it is more known as
Mutonia, the land of Mutoid. Name aside, perhaps will remain for posterity the memory of one of the most curious and fascinating experiments of alternative living arrangements in community. A model of settlement that combines improvisation, precariousness, anarchic self-management, compliance the natural habitat and rigorous application of the art of recycling.
The story begins in 1990, when some groups linked to the Mutoid Waste Company, a nomadic company of sculptors, performers and cyberpunk activists founded in the mid 80s by Joe Rush, come with RV and truck shabby in the area of an old quarry near the Marecchia River, for participate in the Festival of theaters of Santarcangelo.

The idea is to stop here just the time needed for and prepare to stage their show and then set off, following their nomadic instincts. Twenty-three years later, some of them are still here, charismatic leaders of a community that is now in its third generation. Others had start over to wander around the world, but they return periodically, because in the meantime Mutonia has become a small home, a place of the roots, for these travelers that the roots do not. The field has grown and changed over the years, but not too much. The Mutoid continue to live in mobile structures without foundations in the midst of their giant sculptures made from recycled industrial materials.
“The Mutoid Waste Company was founded in London in 1986 and since 1991 has a” seat “in Santarcangelo di Romagna. The very name of the company sums up the philosophy of life of its components: inorganic waste of different types such as iron, plastic, rubber, fiber glass, aluminum, copper and brass come to life in absolutely unique and unmistakable sculptures. A constant flow of mutation accompanies not only the design but the same collection of materials, the processing technique, the implementation until the finishing of the projects.

Mutonia

The Mutoid Waste Company is considered a group of recyclers able to reuse municipal waste by turning scrap into works of art. The Mutoid are essentially nomads traveling, working in different parts of the world, each with its own particular style and favorite scope, always ready to be carried away by the passion to take new forms as objects already repudiated and for this ready to take on a new and very different nature.
“The Mutoid Waste Company was founded in London in 1986 and since 1991 has a” seat “in Santarcangelo di Romagna. The very name of the company sums up the philosophy of life of its components: inorganic waste of different types such as iron, plastic, rubber, fiber glass, aluminum, copper and brass come to life in absolutely unique and unmistakable sculptures. A constant flow of mutation accompanies not only the design but the same collection of materials, the processing technique, the implementation until the finishing of the projects.

“WHAT WE MISSING ???” EVERYTHING THAT IS IN DISUSE AND
THAT WE HAVE NOT YET FOUND!

The Mutoid Waste Company is considered a group of recyclers able to reuse urban waste by turning scrap into works of art.
The Mutoid are essentially nomads: they travel, working in different parts of the world, each with its own particular style and favorite scope, always ready to be carried away by the passion to take new forms from the objects already repudiated and for this ready to take on a new and very different nature.
The transformation of scrap requires a significant amount of equipment, such as flexible – hammers – welding machines – drills – punch – riveting – screwdrivers – eyelet – keys – compasses – brush – spray guns – glues – resins etc. which of course is accompanied by the twenty-year experience of the group members, who gave life to the most varied artistic creations: sculptures, works, collaborations, installations, exhibitions, stage shows, parades and shows in the streets, festivals, music festivals, workshops, buildings for the theater, amusement parks, public places and costumes for film and fashion.
In recent years the group has participated in the following events: